Chord Mojo(1) DAC-amp ☆★►FAQ in 3rd post!◄★☆

[Deftone]

150 pounds more? From Chord? More like 1500 pounds more haha. 

Hey i can wish

 

[ufospls2]

Hey i can wish

Can't we all A Mojo TT would be cool, especially for 150 pounds more, haha. 

 

[blueninjasix]

I have said it before though i don't think it needs to be "unlocked" but i do like the idea of a Mojo TT (desk top version of mojo, no battery running from wall power with galvanic isolation in bigger shell for £150 more?)

Don't forget RCA outputs so we don't need an adapter to connect to our hi-fi systems

 

[Hooster]

Don't forget RCA outputs so we don't need an adapter to connect to our hi-fi systems

 
That is the least of my worries. I use an amazing silver plated cable terminated with 3.5mm on one end and 2 x rca on the other. I love it to bits.

 

[blueninjasix]

That is the least of my worries. I use an amazing silver plated cable terminated with 3.5mm on one end and 2 x rca on the other. I love it to bits.

Sadly I can't use something similar as I use two monobloc amps spaced at each side of the room and connected to Mojo via solid silver braided interconnects (via an audioquest adapter)

 

[vapman]

Sadly I can't use something similar as I use two monobloc amps spaced at each side of the room and connected to Mojo via solid silver braided interconnects (via an audioquest adapter)

Are you implying a single cable doesn't work for you? Many long RCA cables can be split. Just get a long one that has the two cables running parallel to one another...
 

 
 
Notice how all the way to the 3.5mm the cable is side by side..... well that is so you can put a tiny cut in between them to separate them on the RCA end and pull it apart. You can pull them apart all the way down to the 3.5mm.
 
I have active monitors in my recording studio and do this. The source where the 3.5mm plugs in is in the center of the room, so from the cable I have 12 feet to either monitor. It works perfectly. If you will imagine in the diagram below that the cable both plugs in and splits where the speaker wall and side wall lines intersect ...
 

 

[blueninjasix]

Are you implying a single cable doesn't work for you? Many long RCA cables can be split. Just get a long one that has the two cables running parallel to one another...





Notice how all the way to the 3.5mm the cable is side by side..... well that is so you can put a tiny cut in between them to separate them on the RCA end and pull it apart. You can pull them apart all the way down to the 3.5mm.

I have active monitors in my recording studio and do this. The source where the 3.5mm plugs in is in the center of the room, so from the cable I have 12 feet to either monitor. It works perfectly. If you will imagine in the diagram below that the cable both plugs in and splits where the speaker wall and side wall lines intersect ...

Yes that would work for me but when I was looking to buy such a cable, I couldn't find one of suitable quality that could be split in the way you suggest.

 

[Deftone]

 
Review should be up soon

 

[apaar123]

Can I use them just as an amp?

 

[x RELIC x]

Can I use them just as an amp?

 
No. There is no separate amp which is why you can't input an analogue signal (it only accepts a digital signal). You get the analogue output of the DAC for the most transparency. It's different than conventional DAC/amp combos.

 

[apaar123]

No. There is no separate amp which is why you can't input an analogue signal (it only accepts a digital signal). You get the analogue output of the DAC for the most transparency. It's different than conventional DAC/amp combos.

Oh ok thanks

 

[tretneo]

So just an update for those of you following the whole charging whine/buzz issue.
 
Chord support has basically blown me off after initially stating it's normal for this to happen while charging and powered off. After I recorded a video of it whining loudly during playback I got very little response aside from 'try another power adapter and/or USB cable' and then radio silence. I'm outside the return period and I'm pretty disappointed w/ Chord's support.
 
I was ready to live with it until it happened during playback. Hope the rest of you have better luck.

 

[jarnopp]

Yes that would work for me but when I was looking to buy such a cable, I couldn't find one of suitable quality that could be split in the way you suggest.

Mojo conveniently has two output jacks. You could get two mono 3.5 to RCA cables, one wired for left and one for right, and not worry about splitting it.

 

[Deftone]

   
No. There is no separate amp which is why you can't input an analogue signal (it only accepts a digital signal). You get the analogue output of the DAC for the most transparency. It's different than conventional DAC/amp combos.

 
is it getting on your nerves yet relic?

 

[Deftone]

  So just an update for those of you following the whole charging whine/buzz issue.
 
Chord support has basically blown me off after initially stating it's normal for this to happen while charging and powered off. After I recorded a video of it whining loudly during playback I got very little response aside from 'try another power adapter and/or USB cable' and then radio silence. I'm outside the return period and I'm pretty disappointed w/ Chord's support.
 
I was ready to live with it until it happened during playback. Hope the rest of you have better luck.

 
you get coil whine from playing back on battery power?